| Cheap Sinkers
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| | If there is dirt on your ferrule it can
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| Spark plugs make excellent disposable
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| | contribute to rapid wear. Make a plug out
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| sinkers. Need some cheap (free) fishing
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| | of wood to help keep the female ferrule
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| weights? Go to any gas station and ask
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| | clean.
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| for them. Then, loop a rubber band
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| | Is your ferrule stuck? Use "Liquid
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| through the electrode and then tapping
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| | Wrench", which you can get at any
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| the wire down the plug can be attached to
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| | auto-parts store. Just spray it around
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| a loop of monofilament. The rubber band
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| | the male ferrule and let it drip down. In
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| stretches when the plug is hung up, and
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| | a few minutes you will be able to pull it
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| even if the extra stretching force isn't
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| | apart.
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| enough to break free, the band will break
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| | Getting Out Line Tangles
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| before the monofilament.
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| | Use a pair of large fabric needles to
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| *Special Tip - An amazing secret many
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| | work out these tangles. They have a
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| fishermen don't know about is The Evening
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| | smooth finish which won't damage the line
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| Secret. It is an amazing way of swarming
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| | as you work the mess out. They are also
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| fish to your spot instantly. (
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| | handy to sew canvas tarp, leather, or
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| Jig Weights
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| | carpet strips.
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| Jigs are one of the most versatile
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| | Pocket Tackle box
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| game-fish catchers in either fresh or
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| | Attach a cord to your pocket tackle box,
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| saltwater. It is so important to have the
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| | so you don't worry about dropping it in
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| right weight jig for your line weight. If
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| | the water or leaving it behind. Just
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| the jig is too heavy for the line, you
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| | drill an undersized hole near the back of
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| will loose your jig far too easily. If
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| | the box and insert a small eye-screw. A
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| the jig is too light for the line, its
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| | know will stop the cord from slipping
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| swimming pattern will be disrupted and it
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| | through the eye. Just put a clip on the
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| won't be ass effective. This simple chart
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| | other end so that you can secure the rope
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| will help you select the correct jig:
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| | to a belt loop or buttonhole.
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| Line Strength Jig Size
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| | Avoiding Line Twist
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| 4-lb. Test 1/16 to 1/8 oz.
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| | Line twist is the leading cause of fouled
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| 6-lb. Test 1/8 to ¼ oz.
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| | fishing. To check for it, pull off enough
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| 8-lb. Test ¼ to 3/8 oz.
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| | line to span your outstretched hands -
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| 10-lb. Test ¼ to ½ oz.
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| | about 6 feet. Next, bring your hands
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| 12-lb. Test 3/8 to 5/8 oz.
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| | together in front of you, causing the
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| 14 to 20-lb. Test 5/8 to ¾ oz
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| | line to drop into a loop. If the loop
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| Treble Hook Replacement
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| | wraps around itself, you have line twist.
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| When replacing the treble hooks on your
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| | Remove it by trolling about 100 feet of
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| lures, there are a few things to
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| | line behind a boat. Next install a
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| consider. Chang the split ring too
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| | ball-bearing swivel to prevent future
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| because it is subject to stress and rust.
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| | line twist.
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| Use a stainless-steel split ring for
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| | Knots Are Key
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| strength. They do not spread or rust as
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| | One of the most important things in
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| to most of those that come wit h the
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| | losing or landing a hooked fish is your
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| plugs. Don't, however, use stainless
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| | knot. Be certain the knot you are tying
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| steel hooks - they are more easily bent
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| | is strong and properly tied.
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| out of shape by a fighting fish. Also, if
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| | To make sure, tie your usual knot and
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| a fish gets away with your plug,
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| | test it against other knots. A good test
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| stainless steel will not rust out, as a
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| | is to take two four-inch sections of a
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| plain steel hook will. Lastly, get some
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| | broom handle with the screw eye in the
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| split-ring pliers - they make changing
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| | center of each. Tie a knot in each screw
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| your hooks easy.
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| | eye and pull steadily until you see which
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| Extra Springs
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| | knot survives. Do it 10 times to get an
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| If you use a spinning reel, you have
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| | average. The knot that holds best should
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| probably had a spring break when the
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| | be your new knot.
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| fishing gets really hot. Always carry
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| | Anchor Pulley, Keep it Quiet
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| extras (use a 35mm-film canister) - and
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| | If you use an anchor pulley, you risk
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| make sure to have a little screwdriver
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| | spooking the fish as most pulleys
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| along as well. Practice changing it
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| | eventually start to squeak. Try this
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| before you go out
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| | alternative to a pulley:
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| No-slip Soles
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| | Get a large U-bolt, a few nuts and
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| If your winter boot soles are worn, just
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| | washers, and an old-style glass or
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| cut the liner to match the sole of an old
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| | porcelain fencepost insulator.
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| sneaker. Fasten the felt to the sneaker
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| | Slip the insulator on a U-bolt, drill a
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| sole with a non-soluble glue. Please a
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| | couple of holes to accommodate the bolt,
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| heavy object on top of the sneaker
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| | and tighten it to the mounting surface.
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| overnight, and by morning you have an all
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| | The anchor rope will slide freely in the
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| purpose non-slip shoe.
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| | insulator's groove, and the anchor lowers
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| Snag-proof Spinners
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| | and raises as effortlessly as with a
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| Treble hooks are oftentimes "trouble"
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| | pulley, especially once the rope is wet.
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| when using spinners, causing snags. Make
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| | Casting Poppers
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| them snag-free by removing the treble
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| | Casting poppers with a fly rod is
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| hook and replace with a single hook. Next
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| | awkward. To get better distance bore a
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| thread on a three to four inch
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| | slightly undersized small hole in the
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| twister-tail grub and Texas-rig it.
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| | popper, just big enough to fit a BB in.
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| Downriggers
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| | It should fit snugly and will give you
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| Need to drop your bait down deep? Fish
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| | another 30 feet of casting distance at
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| are very uncooperative creatures, and
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| | least.
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| don't always hang out near the surface.
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| | Cheap and easy depth finder
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| If your depth sounder is alerting you to
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| | Using two felt-tipped markers (red and
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| fish down deeper, a downrigger can really
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| | black) mark an anchor rope as follows: A
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| help out.
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| | single red mark around the rope at five
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| If you aren't exactly sure what it is, it
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| | feet, a red and black mark at 10 feet, a
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| is simple. It is a spool holding between
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| | single red mark at 15 feet, two black
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| 200-600 feet of steel cable. There is a
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| | marks at 20 feet, a single red and two
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| weight attached that is between 6-12
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| | black marks at 25 feet and three black
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| pounds. Additionally there is a
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| | marks at 30. Use the color code red for
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| quick-release line gripper, just like a
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| | every five feet and multiples of black
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| clothespin.
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| | for 10 feet.
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| The fishing lines from your rods are
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| | Netting baitfish
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| attached to the quick-release mechanisms.
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| | Increases the efficiency of your minnow
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| Then the entire thing is dropped down to
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| | scoop by putting a bend in it. Just turn
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| the depth you want. The bait is far
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| | the wire handle down 90 degrees, then
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| enough from the weight and line gripper
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| | push the net back on line. The
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| not to spook the fish. If you get a bite,
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| | forward-positioned net makes it much
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| the line is released from the gripper, so
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| | easier to trap a baitfish against the
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| it is just you and the fish!
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| | inside of an open-top bucket.
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| Some downriggers have fish-attractant
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| | A Cheap Anchor For A Fishing Boat
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| properties (either electrical, or a
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| | For holding a good-sized boat over a
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| special kind of paint), but not most of
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| | rocky bottom, use a large swivel snap to
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| them.
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| | fasten four fee of heavy chain to a
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| Downriggers work great for deep trolling,
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| | standard mushroom anchor. You can get one
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| and some even have an electronic crank
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| | from a junkyard. The chain boosts the
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| that will bring everything up. If you
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| | anchor's weight and holding power,
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| need to get at deeper schools of fish,
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| | provides convenient handles for lowering
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| these are highly recommended.
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| | and raising, and gives extra leverage
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| Nail Polish Helps
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| | when an anchor jams in rocks or snags.
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| Does your spoon, spinner, or plug get the
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| | When he brings it aboard, he coils the
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| paint chipped after only a few casts? Use
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| | heavy chain on a bed of old foam-rubber
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| clear fingernail polish to protect the
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| | pads so it doesn't rattle around or dent
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| paint and increase durability. Carry a
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| | his boat. In calm water, he simply
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| bottle with you when you are fishing, and
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| | unsnaps the chain and uses the mushroom
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| give it a shot.
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| | anchor by itself.
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| Ferrules
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